Photo courtesy of Kristopher Battles. A new painting at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Triangle, Virginia, depicts the dust, darkness, and confusion of the brutal house-to-house fighting ...

My colleague Roger Kaplan recently wrote an excellent review of the PBS documentary, The Last 600 Meters, which is an excellent description of the battles of Najaf and Fallujah during the Iraq war.

Marines make their way through the streets of Najaf in 2004. (Courtesy Manifold Productions, Inc.) Jan Bender remembers the moment as if it were yesterday. Taking cover from insurgents, his fireteam ...

FALLUJAH, IRAQ — In 2004 and 2005, the Iraqi city of Fallujah was a killing field. Al Qaeda dominated the streets. Insurgent snipers sought to pick off U.S. Marines on patrol. Some of the fiercest ...